US sports and outdoor products group Vista Outdoor warned in a letter to customers that ammunition prices will rise due to “an expected global gunpowder shortage.”
Vista Outdoor confirmed the authenticity of the letter Newsweek days ago. The increase in ammunition and gunpowder prices is expected on January 1.
“Due to world events, our suppliers have informed us of unprecedented demand and an expected global shortage of gunpowder and have significantly increased our prices,” said Brett Nelson, vice president of sales for Sporting Products, in the statement. letter.
Nelson continued: “We therefore need to increase our prices to help offset these increases.”
Ammo and powder prices at Remington, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, SEVI-Shot and Speer will increase in the coming weeks:
- Shotshell: 1-7 percent
- Rifle: 1-7 percent
- Pistol: 1-5 percent
- 22LR/shorts: 1-5 percent
- WMR/HMR: 1-7 percent
- Primers: 5 percent
- Alliant Powder: 10 percent (limited availability).
The increase in demand for ammunition and gunpowder comes at a time when the war between Russia and Ukraine is approaching the two-year mark, while Israel has been engaged in a full-scale ground war with Hamas in Gaza for a month and a half.
Here are the current retail prices for ammunition scrapped from firearms websites AmmunitionPricesNow:
9mm
22LR
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.223
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7.62×39
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Is Nelson of Vista Outdoor pushing an ammunition shortage to boost sales, or is there some truth in his statement?
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